A visit to the Nelson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
37.7006, -90.8251
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Iron County<2>.
The county seat for Iron County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Tullock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tullock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullock Cemetery
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Chapel Cemetery
- Rencehausen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rencehausen Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rencehausen Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Edison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Edison Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Cemetery
- Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellvue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
- Jane Bryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jane Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Bryan Cemetery
- Belgrade Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Caledonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
- Bennett Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Bryan Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Hasty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hasty Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Cemetery
- Link Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Link Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belleview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Munger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Sunlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Horton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Middle Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Iron Mountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Irondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Good Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Black
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Mineral City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Wortham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Glover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Potosi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Czar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Viburnum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bixby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iron County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleview
- Bismarck
- Caledonia
- Ironton
- Potosi
- Viburnum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Iron County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #751275 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #751275 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Iron
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Banner
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7006037 Lon: -90.8251276
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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